July 16, 1994 Boston Red Sox at Oakland Athletics Play by Play and Box Score

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CAL 4
BAL 3 CLE 2
@CHW 0 DET 13
@KCR 7 MIN 5
MIL 2 OAK 9
BOS 0 NYY 9
@SEA 3 TEX 4
TOR 2 ATL 7
FLA 5 CHC 7
@CIN 2 COL 15
STL 4 SFG 4
@MON 2 NYM 5
SDP 4 PHI 10
LAD 6 HOU 7
@PIT 1

Standings at end of play this day

Network Associates Coliseum, Attendance: 26,540

Saturday, July 16, 1994, 8:45
Time of Game: 2:52

Red Sox

44-45

Lost 1

3rd, 9½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  8  0
Athletics       3  0  5   0  0  0   0  1  X    9  9  1

W: R Darling (9-9), L: A Sele (7-5)

Athletics

40-50

Won 1

2nd, 4 GB

BATTING

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O Nixon CF                    4   0   2   0    0   0  .273  .688   10    0   0   
T Naehring 1B                 4   0   2   0    0   0  .284  .808   12    8   0   2B
J Valentin SS                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .332  .940   13    2   2   SB
  C Rodriguez SS              1   0   1   0    0   0  .269  .681    4    0   2   
M Vaughn DH                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .304  .964   11    0   0   
  W Chamberlain PH            1   0   0   0    0   1  .269  .705    6    0   0   
T Brunansky RF                4   0   0   0    0   2  .246  .802   19    2   0   
S Cooper 3B                   2   0   1   0    0   0  .293  .838    7    0   1   
  S Royer 3B                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .169  .474    5    0   0   
R Rowland C                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .198  .673   14    5   0   
S Fletcher 2B                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .228  .612    7    3   2   
L Tinsley LF                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .186  .546   14    4   0   

A Sele P                                                                 0   0
  J Melendez P                                                           0   0
  C Howard P                                                             0   0
  T Fossas P                                                             0   0
Totals                       36   0   8   0    0   7              122   24   7

BATTING

2B: T Naehring (13, off R Darling).

TB: T Naehring 3; O Nixon 2; S Fletcher; R Rowland; C Rodriguez; S Cooper.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 0 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. C Rodriguez-S Fletcher-T Naehring.

BASERUNNING

SB: J Valentin (3, 2nd base off R Darling/T Steinbach).

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Henderson LF                3   1   1   1    0   0  .262  .793   16    4   0   HR,HBP
  G Berroa PH-LF              1   0   0   0    0   1  .315  .881    6    0   0   
S Javier CF                   2   2   0   0    1   0  .286  .800   20    2   0   HBP
T Neel 1B                     4   1   2   0    0   1  .269  .838   11    7   0   
R Sierra DH                   4   1   1   2    0   0  .259  .761    9    0   0   HR,GDP
T Steinbach C                 4   1   1   1    0   0  .282  .782    9    7   0   
M Aldrete RF                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .248  .681   22    1   0   
B Gates 2B                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .283  .702         1   0   
  S Hemond 2B                 3   1   0   0    1   0  .220  .577   19    3   0   
S Brosius 3B                  4   2   2   5    0   2  .240  .710   16    1   3   2·HR
M Bordick SS                  3   0   1   0    1   0  .267  .706   15    1   6   3B

R Darling P                                                              0   1
  V Horsman P                                                            0   0
  B Taylor P                                                             0   0
  J Briscoe P                                                            0   0
Totals                       32   9   9   9    3   5              143   27  10

BATTING

3B: M Bordick (4, off T Fossas).

HR: S Brosius 2 (10, off T Fossas, off A Sele; 3rd inn, 3 on, 2 outs to Deep LF-CF; 8th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF Line); R Sierra (20, off A Sele; 1st inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep CF-RF); R Henderson (5, off A Sele; 1st inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF-CF).

HBP: S Javier (2, by A Sele); R Henderson (4, by J Melendez).

TB: S Brosius 8; R Sierra 4; R Henderson 4; M Bordick 3; T Neel 2; M Aldrete; T Steinbach.

GIDP: R Sierra (15).

RBI: S Brosius 5 (37); R Sierra 2 (77); T Steinbach (43); R Henderson (17).

2-out RBI: S Brosius 5.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 2 for 5.

FIELDING

E: T Neel (4).

PITCHING

Boston Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
A Sele, L (7-5)                3     5   8   8    3   3   3   3.93   18   71-39   18· 5·16    5· 6· 0· 0     17    -     0.62  -0.34
J Melendez                     0     0   0   0    0   0   0  undef    1    1-0     0· 0· 0    0· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.04  -0.00
C Howard                       3     1   0   0    0   1   0   3.04   10   41-25   20· 1· 4    1· 8· 0· 0          1-0    0.03   0.01
T Fossas                       2     3   1   1    0   1   1   4.94    8   30-18   13· 2· 3    3· 2· 2· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         8     9   9   9    3   5   4          37  143-82   51· 8·23    9·16· 2· 0          1-0

Oakland Athletics             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Darling, W (9-9)             7     5   0   0    0   5   0   4.36   27   83-54   29·10·15   14· 6· 2· 0     72    -     0.52   0.16
V Horsman                      0.1   2   0   0    0   0   0   4.71    3   10-6     5· 0· 1    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.05  -0.00
B Taylor                       0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   3.67    2   13-8     4· 4· 0    1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    0.07   0.00
J Briscoe                      1     1   0   0    0   1   0   4.00    4   15-9     5· 1· 3    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9     8   0   0    0   7   0          36  121-77   43·15·19   17· 8· 4· 0          2-0

J Melendez faced 1 batter in the 4th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: A Sele (7; S Javier); J Melendez (1; R Henderson).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dan Morrison, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - Al Clark, 3B - Greg Kosc.

Time of Game: 2:52.

Attendance: 26,540.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Boston Red Sox                Oakland Athletics                    
1. O Nixon              CF    1. R Henderson          LF 
2. T Naehring           1B    2. S Javier             CF 
3. J Valentin           SS    3. T Neel               1B 
4. M Vaughn             DH    4. R Sierra             DH 
5. T Brunansky          RF    5. T Steinbach          C  
6. S Cooper             3B    6. M Aldrete            RF 
7. R Rowland            C     7. B Gates              2B 
8. S Fletcher           2B    8. S Brosius            3B 
9. L Tinsley            LF    9. M Bordick            SS 

   A Sele               P        R Darling            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   1  0-1  1--  1   14%  79% R Sierra        A Sele          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Javier Scores
   b 1   0  0-0  ---  7   10%  64% R Henderson     A Sele          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   b 3   2  0-4  123  3    8%  98% S Brosius       A Sele          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Neel Scores; Steinbach Scores; Hemond Scores
   t 1   1  0-0  -23  5    7%  49% M Vaughn        R Darling       Strikeout Swinging
   t 1   2  0-0  -23  5    6%  55% T Brunansky     R Darling       Strikeout Swinging

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Ron Darling facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  2   47%  O Nixon         Single to SS (Bunt to Weak SS)
          1--  1   41%  T Naehring      Single to 1B (Bunt to Weak 2B-1B); Nixon to 2B
   O      12-  3   44%  J Valentin      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole); Nixon to 3B
          1-3      42%  M Vaughn        Valentin Steals 2B
                  Scott Hemond replaces Brent Gates playing 2B batting 7th
   O      -23  5   49%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      -23  5   55%  T Brunansky     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Aaron Sele facing 1-2-3
   R      ---  7   64%  R Henderson     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
          ---  6   67%  S Javier        Walk
   O      1--  4   65%  T Neel          Strikeout Looking
   RR     1--  1   79%  R Sierra        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Javier Scores
   O      ---  2   78%  T Steinbach     Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  5   77%  M Aldrete       Groundout: SS-1B
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Athletics 3.

Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Ron Darling facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   79%  S Cooper        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  4   81%  R Rowland       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   80%  S Fletcher      Reached on E3 (catch) (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole to 3B)
   O      1--  3   82%  L Tinsley       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Athletics 3.

Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-0, Aaron Sele facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   81%  S Hemond        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  5   80%  S Brosius       Strikeout Looking
          ---  4   80%  M Bordick       Walk
   O      1--  4   79%  R Henderson     Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Athletics 3.

Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Ron Darling facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   81%  O Nixon         Foul Flyball: LF
   O      ---  6   83%  T Naehring      Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  7   84%  J Valentin      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Athletics 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-0, Aaron Sele facing 2-3-4
          ---  3   85%  S Javier        Hit By Pitch
          1--  1   90%  T Neel          Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Javier to 3B
   O      1-3  1   87%  R Sierra        Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   R      1-3  4   91%  T Steinbach     Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Javier Scores; Neel to 3B
   O      1-3  5   89%  M Aldrete       Strikeout Swinging
          1-3  7   90%  S Hemond        Walk; Steinbach to 2B
   RRRR   123  3   98%  S Brosius       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Neel Scores; Steinbach Scores; Hemond Scores
   O      ---  5   98%  M Bordick       Flyball: RF
                  5 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Athletics 8.

Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-8, Ron Darling facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   99%  M Vaughn        Flyball: LF
   O      ---  2   99%  T Brunansky     Lineout: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
          ---  6   99%  S Cooper        Single to 2B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B)
          1--  3   98%  R Rowland       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Cooper to 2B
   O      12-  2   99%  S Fletcher      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Athletics 8.

Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 8-0, Jose Melendez facing 1-2-3
                  Jose Melendez replaces Aaron Sele pitching
          ---  1   99%  R Henderson     Hit By Pitch
                  Chris Howard replaces Jose Melendez pitching
   O      1--  2   99%  S Javier        Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
   O      1--  2   99%  T Neel          Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      1--  6   99%  R Sierra        Foul Popfly: 2B (1B Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Athletics 8.

Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-8, Ron Darling facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   99%  L Tinsley       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  1   99%  O Nixon         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
          ---  1   99%  T Naehring      Double to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  3   99%  J Valentin      Lineout: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Athletics 8.

Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 8-0, Chris Howard facing 5-6-7
                  Stan Royer replaces Scott Cooper playing 3B batting 6th; Carlos Rodriguez replaces John Valentin playing SS batting 3rd
   O      ---  1   99%  T Steinbach     Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
          ---  7   99%  M Aldrete       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  4   99%  S Hemond        Flyball: RF
   O      1--  4   99%  S Brosius       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Athletics 8.

Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-8, Ron Darling facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   99%  M Vaughn        Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  5  100%  T Brunansky     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2  100%  S Royer         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Athletics 8.

Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 8-0, Chris Howard facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2  100%  M Bordick       Flyball: LF
   O      ---  4  100%  R Henderson     Popfly: 1B
   O      ---  9  100%  S Javier        Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Athletics 8.

Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-8, Ron Darling facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1  100%  R Rowland       Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   O      ---  2  100%  S Fletcher      Bunt Groundout: P-1B (Short 3B Line)
   O      ---  1  100%  L Tinsley       Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Athletics 8.

Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 8-0, Tony Fossas facing 3-4-5
                  Tony Fossas replaces Chris Howard pitching
          ---  4  100%  T Neel          Single to LF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  1  100%  R Sierra        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  2  100%  T Steinbach     Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Athletics 8.

Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-8, Vince Horsman facing 1-2-3
                  Vince Horsman replaces Ron Darling pitching
          ---  2  100%  O Nixon         Single to P (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  4  100%  T Naehring      Flyball: RF
          1--  4  100%  C Rodriguez     Single to LF (Line Drive); Nixon to 2B
                  Billy Taylor replaces Vince Horsman pitching; Wes Chamberlain pinch hits for Mo Vaughn batting 4th
   O      12-  6  100%  W Chamberlain   Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  7  100%  T Brunansky     Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Athletics 8.

Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 8-0, Tony Fossas facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5  100%  M Aldrete       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4  100%  S Hemond        Groundout: SS-1B
   R      ---  4  100%  S Brosius       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
          ---  4  100%  M Bordick       Triple to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
                  Geronimo Berroa pinch hits for Rickey Henderson batting 1st
   O      --3  6  100%  G Berroa        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Athletics 9.

Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-9, John Briscoe facing 6-7-8
                  John Briscoe replaces Billy Taylor pitching; Geronimo Berroa moves to LF
   O      ---  3  100%  S Royer         Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  6  100%  R Rowland       Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
          ---  1  100%  S Fletcher      Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  5  100%  L Tinsley       Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Athletics 9.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation